turf
noun/tɜːf/
/tɜːrf/
(plural turfs, turves
/tɜːvz/
/tɜːrvz/
)- [uncountable, countable] short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots; a piece of this that has been cut from the ground and is used especially for making lawns (= the area of grass in a garden)
- newly laid turf
- (especially British English) the hallowed turf of Wimbledon, etc. (= the grass used for playing a sport on)
Extra Examples- We laid turf to create a lawn.
- primitive cottages made of sods of turf and sticks
- The training area includes a synthetic turf field.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- green
- soft
- springy
- …
- piece
- sod
- cut
- lay
- field
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- [uncountable, countable] peat that is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this
- the turf[singular] the sport of horse racingTopics Sports: other sportsc2
- [uncountable] (informal) the place where somebody lives and/or works, especially when they think of it as their own
- He feels more confident on home turf.
Extra Examples- Supercomputers are familiar turf for IBM.
- We all protect our own turf.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- home
- familiar
- defend
- protect
- invade
- …
- battle
- war
- (on) somebody’s own turf
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass’.
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